IBA Admission Test (SESSION 2012 – 2013) will be held on Friday, November 30, 2012.

Student corner: BBA Admission Test (2012-13) of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka will be held on Friday, November 30, 2012. The Admission Test will begin at 10:00 a.m. and the candidates must report to their respective test center by 9:30 a.m.

ELIGIBILITY

All applicants must have completed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) or their equivalents in any field of study. However, if an applicant has taken the O-Level examination, he/she must have passed at least 5 (five) subjects (including mathematics). In case of A-Level examination, an applicant must have passed at least 3 (three) subjects. It is important to note that applicants with O-level and A-level must have minimum D grade in all subjects.
The minimum qualifying point to be eligible for application is 5 (five).

The point determination is explained in the table below:
SSC                             HSC                    O-LEVEL                 A-LEVEL                      QUALIFYING
GPA/DIV                  GPA/DIV                GPA*                        GPA*                                POINTS

>=4.5/1st                 >=4.0/1st                 >=3.0                      >=2.5                                       3

>=3.5/2nd                >=3.0/2nd                >=2.5                      >=2.0                                       2

*Letter grades of O -Level and A –Level subjects are converted into grade points on the basis of A = 4, B = 3, C = 2 and D = 1. Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated by averaging the grade points of the five best grades for O-level and the three best grades for A-Level.

For all other certificates, equivalence will be determined by the Equivalence Committee of IBA.

SELECTION PROCEDURE
All Bangladeshi applicants must take the Admission Test. The test has two components: Written Assessment and Communication Test. The Written Assessment component evaluates applicant’s aptitude in: Language, Mathematics, and Analytical Ability. To qualify in the Written Test, an applicant must obtain a minimum qualifying score in each of the above areas. For the Communication Test, applicants will be selected on the basis of their performance in the Written Assessment. Foreign nationals with a score of 1700 or more in SAT Reasoning Test (with at least 550
in Critical Reading and Math and at least 500 in Writing) may be exempted from the Written Assessment, but must appear in the Communication Test.

HOWTO APPLY
The application is to be made online by Wednesday, November 21, 2012. Application fee is Tk 865/- (including online processing fee & bank service charge). For detailed application procedure, visit the IBA website at http://www.iba-du.edu or the IBA Admission website  http://iba.univdhaka.edu . For further information, visit the IBA website (www.iba-du.edu) or contact the BBA Program Office (Room # 319, 2nd Floor, IBA) or call at 01772563303 or 9663220 between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm any day except for Fridays.

Online Application Procedure:

Detailed information regarding the BBA admission is available at IBA’s website  (http://www.iba-du.edu) or IBA admission website (http://iba.univdhaka.edu) . The  qualifications required for applying to the BBA program are explained there. The  procedure for making an application is also described in the website and necessary  links have been provided.

A. Guidelines to Fill-in Online Application Form
1. Use any web browser to go to IBA website (http://www.iba-du.edu) and click on <BBA Admission 2012-13>, or go to DU admission website (http://admission.univdhaka.edu) and click on <IBA> or go to IBA admission website (http://iba.univdhaka.edu) directly.

2. Click on <Apply> on the Menu bar.

3. A) Candidates with HSC/Alim/DIBS/Dip-in-Com/HSC(BM)/HSC(voc) from  Bangladesh Education Board (Dhaka, Chittagong, Comilla, Rajshahi, Jessore,  etc) Board or Madrasah Board or Bangladesh Technical Education Board  (BTEB) (with SSC/Dakhil/O-Level) can apply following the steps stated  below:
i) Select <Education Boards Bangladesh> under the Student type tab. After  providing three required particulars (applicant’s higher
secondary/equivalent examination roll number, passing year and board’s  name) click on the <Submit> button.

ii) The applicant’s name, secondary/equivalent and higher  secondary/equivalent examination roll number, year of passing and name
of the board shall appear on a webpage. Then the applicant must fill in the rest of the information required in the application form and upload the  scanned color photo. If all the information is correct and the qualification requirements are met, the applicant will be able to see a <Confirm> button. After clicking on the <Confirm> button, the applicant will be able  to see the link for downloading the ‘Payslip’. The ‘Payslip’ (PDF version)  has to be downloaded and printed by the applicant for paying the  admission test fees. There will be a 12-digit ‘Pin Number’ on the ‘Payslip’  that has to be used later while printing the ‘Admit Card’. If the information  is incorrect, the <Confirm> button will not appear. In that case, the  application procedure must be started again using the correct particulars.

3. B) Candidates with A-level from GCE Edexcel or CIE (with SSC/O-level) can apply following the steps stated below:

i) Applicants with A-Level need to collect the ‘Application Code’ through  SMS. To collect the ‘Application Code’, go to the message option in your  cell phone (Robi, and type DU IBACODE <your_passport_no.> and send  to 16321 number. The applicant’s ‘Passport Number’ and ‘Application  Code’ will be sent via reply SMS. This ‘Application Code’ and ‘Passport  Number’ will be required during the application procedure. No space/dash  can be used when inputting the Passport Number.

ii) Select ‘GCE/CIE’ under ‘Student Type’. Then type in the applicant’s  ‘Passport Number’ and ‘Application Code’ and click on the <Submit> button.

iii) Then fill in the required particulars (e.g. applicant’s name, father’s name  etc.) and year of passing, name of the board, and the names and grades of  three A-Level and five (including mathematics) O-Level (or equivalent) subjects. For A-Level and O-level, input the names and grades of the  subjects with the highest grades attained. Now, click on the <Check  Eligibility> button.

iv) If eligible, fill in the rest of the information required in the application  form and upload the scanned color photo. If the required information are  properly filled, the applicant will see a <Confirm> button.

v) Clicking on the <Confirm> button, the applicant will be able to see the  link for downloading the ‘Payslip’. The Payslip has to be downloaded and  printed by the applicant for paying the admission test fees. There will be a  12-digit ‘Pin Number’ on the ‘Payslip’ that has to be used later while  printing the ‘Admit Card’.

3. C) Candidates having certificates other than stated in 3 (B) and 3 (C) will  have to contact IBA to obtain equivalence of their transcripts by the  Equivalence Committee of IBA. After getting the ‘Equivalence Certificate’ and ‘Equivalence ID’ from IBA, they can apply following the steps described  above. In this regard, they will have to use the ‘Equivalence ID’ as Roll  Number, Board as ‘Others’ and year of passing.

B. Application Fees and Admit Card
1. The Payslip must be downloaded and printed. There are two parts in the  ‘Payslip’: one part is for the student and the other for the bank. The  applicant must sign on the both parts of the Payslip.

2. The applicant can go to any of the branches of the four national  commercial banks (Janata, Sonali, Agrani and Rupali) and pay the
application fee of total BDT 865.00 (Eight Hundred Sixty Five only) (Including online processing fee of BDT 75.00 and Bank Service Charge  of BDT 40.00) along with the Payslip. The application is to be submitted  online by November 21, 2012 (Wednesday). However, the last date for  payment of admission fees in bank is November 22, 2012(Thursday).

3. The applicant will have to revisit the IBA Admission Website  (http://iba.univdhaka.edu) after a minimum of two working days from the submission of the application fees, and click on the ‘Admit Card’ Menu.  Then, input the ‘PIN Number’ given on the Payslip and press the ‘Tab’ button on your keyboard. The ‘Download Admit Card’ link will appear  on the webpage. The Admit Card (PDF version) will have to be  downloaded by clicking on this option and a printout of the same must be  taken by the applicant.

4. The Admit Card will contain the applicant’s Roll number and Serial  number for the admission examination. The applicant must carry the Admit card and the necessary documents stated in the Admit card in order  to sit for the test.

C. Photo-related Information:
1. Candidates must upload a recent passport size colored photo taken with a  digital/mobile camera or scanned from a good quality printed image. The  background of the photo should be white/off-white.

2. If you scan the photo, the resolution of the scanned image should be 300  DPI. The size should be 500-600 pixels in length and 400-500 pixels in width. The image file should not be greater than 100 kilobytes in size.

For further information, visit the IBA website (www.iba-du.edu) or contact the BBA  Program Office (Room # 319, 2nd floor, IBA) or call at Tel: 9663220 or  Mob:01772563303 on any day (excluding Fridays) between 10 am to 4 pm.

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